Supporting element for confections



Jan. 31, 1933. B. 1.. YORK 1,895,697

'SUPPORTING ELEMENT FOR CONFECTIONS Filed Marchl4, 1932 INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 31, .1933

UNITED STATES BERTRAND L. YORK, 01? PIEDMONT, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING ELEMENT FOR CONFECTIONS Application filed March 14, 1932. Serial 110. 598,693.

' This invention. is a confection support or mounting means therefor and is directed to a method of supporting edible materialsin convenientlyhandled portions.

The mainobject of the invention is to provide various edible substances such as frozen confections, cake, glac fruits, in such form and with a handle so disposedas to permit the confection to be eaten in a most convenient manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a confection formed in the shape of a disk with a central hub of relatively hard material provided with a central aperture, and a removable handle adapted to be frictionally secured in the aperture.

Otherobjects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the following description is read on the drawing forming a part of this specification and in which similar reference characters are used to indicate similar parts throughout the several views of which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the invention as packed in a transparent moisture proof wrapper.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the invention with the handle in place. v Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the invention. V v

The invention consists of a, portion 10 of edible material, which may consist of plain ice cream, chocolate coated ice cream, frozen sherbets, water ice, frozen pudding, candies, fruit, such as slices of fresh pineapple, glac fruits, or cake, and which is provided with an axial aperture in which is inserted a hub 11 of relatively hard material either edible or inedible, flanges 12, and a resilient securing element 13, which is adapted to frictionally secure a handle 14.

The confection is packed as shown in Fig.

1, the handle 14: being separate as shown, the wrapper 15 being made of Cellophane, or transparent to translucent waterproof paper.

The hub 11 may be formed integral with discs 12 and the confection molded or frozen with the hub in position, or, the hub and discs may be separate and inserted after the confection is formed, and secured by means of the clip13.

i The hub and discs may be made of hard i candy, wood or paper, as'vmaybe desired, and I the clip 13 may-be the standard brass paper clip or may be formed of cardboard. v

The, handle is preferably made I of wood with pointed or rounded end 16 sothat it may readily be inserted in the aperture in the hub,

although the handle may be formed of hard i i candy or other material. 1 p The confection and handle are packed in a 7 wrapper as shown in Fig. land it is only necessary'to remove the handle and insert it 1" into the hub aperture, through the wrapper 55 p as shown in Fig. 2, the head of the clip 13 acting as a stop for theend of the handle.

For frozen confections, such as ice cream sherbets and water ice, the confections may-- be frozen in a cylindrical, shallow container 7 provided with a central hub-"or the hub may be frozen in place in the confection.

Pineapple is prepared in slices and a hole providedin the center of the slice. K Having described, an operative method of forming the confection it will be understood that variations in construction and form which are consistent with. the appended claims may beresorte'dto without detracting from the spirit orscope'of the invention or 30 sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Iclaim:

1. A confection comprising a 'disc-likeelementfof edible material provided withfanv axial aperture, a resilient element having a I head adapted to close one end of said aperture and a handle adapted to be inserted in said aperture and frictionally secured bysaid resilientelement. j

2. A confection comprising a disc of edible material provided with an axial aperture, a hubof relatively hard material provided with an axial aperturedisposed insaid axial aperture in said disc, a resilient element in said hub aperture and a handle frictionallysecured by said resilient element.

'3. A supporting element for confections r consisting of ahub to be secured in the confection and having an'axialhperture, discs.

forming flanges. for each end ofthehub, a

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resilieht elementefor securingthe discs and hub together and a handle adapted to be frictionallysecured by said resilient element in said aperture.-

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

YBERTRIAND YORK.

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